# NTSB CHI77FA052: Cessna 320D, N536T, Cleveland, OH, June 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1977
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4150  77/6/23    CLEVELAND,OH        CESSNA 320D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1534
        TIME - 1105                    N536T               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               CLEVELAND,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RESIDENCE(S)                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N536T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N536T-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 320D0126 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Registry model: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Burke Lakefront

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770623040589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623040589A), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 320D, Cleveland, OH, Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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